Reading Assessment

Test takers Information:

Age: 18 years old Grade and major: freshmen in college, majoring in computer science Number: 3 Language level: intermediate Native language: Chinese Location: China

Objectives & KSDE Standards for ESOL:

Grade 6-12 High Intermediate Vocabulary and symbols 4. Demonstrate knowledge of word relationships and categories to determine the meaning of content-specific vocabulary, with support of visuals, glossaries, and dictionaries. 6. Determine the meaning of idioms, figurate language, and grade-level multiple-meaning words in context, with occasional support. 8. Identify the main idea and organizational pattern of informational texts, with occasional support. 9. Restates the main idea and supporting details in informational texts. 10. Identify and explain structural features and universal themes of literary text, with occasional support. 13. Use punctuation cues, including quotation marks and apostrophes, to guide meaning and expression, with modeling. 15. Prepare for reading (including surveying and previewing the text and making connections and predictions) by answering and asking questions and making comments about the text, with occasional support. 16. During reading, demonstrate comprehension of grade-level text, including periodically paraphrasing important ideas or information, with occasional support. 17. Use resources, including thesauruses and dictionaries, to assist with reading tasks, with occasional support. 19. Demonstrate understanding of the text by identifying and explaining the main idea, and drawing inferences and/or conclusions, with occasional support.

Comprehension of informational and literary texts Fluency Strategies

Test Description/Information
Direction There will be two sessions in this reading test. Session I is a report from a local newspaper of the United States. Test-takers will read this article within 10 minutes and then answer five multiple choice questions within 5 minutes. Session II is a blog article from the Internet written by an English native speaker. Test-takers will read this blog within 7 minutes as well, and then answer two short essay questions within 3 minutes.

Test Instruments This test will be presented via Skype, materials will be emailed to test-takers beforehand.

Scoring
A total of 20 points will be awarded, each session accounts for 10 points. For Session I, each question accounts for 2 points; for Session II, each question accounts for 5 points, detailed rubrics of Session II are as followed: Question 1: Answer No of first part of the question accounts for 1 points. Right sentence from the article accounts for 2 points. Appropriate coherent words and correct use of grammar to organize the answer accounts for 2 points. Question 2: For the first part, at least three differences are needed to account for 3 points. For the second part, the accurate answer accounts for 1 points. Appropriate coherent words and correct use of grammar to organize the answer accounts for 1 points.

Reading Test
Session I Instruction: Following is a newspaper report from an American local newspaper. You have 10 minutes to read it and 5 minutes to answer the questions. Write your answer on the answer sheet.

Questions: 1. What opened Emilys eyes to worldwide issues? A. An movie B. An book C. A music D. A friend 2. What does Childrens Hunger Fund do? A. Distributes food and other aid to women throughout the country and around the world. B. Distributes food and other aid to refugees throughout the country and around the world. C. Distributes food and other aid to children throughout the country and around the world. D. All of the above. 3. How will Hess collect money to donate to the Childrens Hunger Fund? A. By the Lawrence 5K Hunger Run. B. By collecting at South Park. C. By the group that Hess gathered. D. By running regularly. 4. Which of the following is NOT the reason that Lawrence is the type of community that the event can thrive in? A. There are some very generous people here. B. Lawrence is usually very supportive of this type of thing. C. People in Lawrence are very wealthy. D. People can see fliers about the event around. 5. How much is to attend this event? A. $35 to run and get a T-shirt. B. $45 to run and get a T-shirt. C. $45 for late registration. D. $80 to run and get a T-shirt.

Session II
Instruction: Read the following article and answer the questions. You have 7 minutes to read and 3 minutes to answer the two questions. Write your answer on the answer sheet. A Small Assortment of the Weird Foods Japan Has to Offer

The first two photos are from Nara, where a friend of mine found machya (green tea) flavored Oreos and let me have one! Turns out they werent real Oreos, and more like moonpie-type things but it was pretty good, especially considering Im not huge on the green tea flavor, unlike the rest of Japan. Really anything here thats ever green tea flavored has a very light taste to it. But its just okay. Question 1: Does the author really like green tea flavor very much? Why? Use one sentence from the above paragraph to prove your opinion or paraphrase it to your own words.

I had seen these Doritos in the store, but didnt get the chance to photograph them. They werent exactly totally different from Doritos they were definitely Doritos chips but the flavor was very off. It was a lot sweeter for one (as Ive noticed a lot of foods in Japan tend to be), and wasnt particularly cheesy or spicy like the nacho or cool ranch flavors are.

These are corn ice pops. My Japanese roommate said these were weird even to the Japanese people, and yet Im able to find them at the big convenience store chain. I say big chain, not big store. I note this specifically because these are common. But I dont know she had never eaten one and had no desire to. We tried to coerce another friend into trying one, but no one wanted that.

Question 2: What are the differences between Japanese Doritos and the one that the author used to eat? Where did the author find the corn ice pops?

Students Answers & Evaluation (All students finished this test on computer.) Students Answers: Student #1: Session I: B C A C B Session II:
1. No he doesnt. Im not huge on the green tea flavor, unlike the rest of Japan. 2. It was very off and s a lot sweeter, but wasnt particularly cheesy or spicy like the nacho or cool ranch flavors are. He found it at the big convenience store chain.

Evaluation: Session I: All correct 10/10 Session II: Question 1 is correct; question 2 didnt point out the flavor is very off. One point off. 9/10 Total score: 19/20 Student #2: Session I: B C A C B Session II:
1. No. Im not huge on the green tea flavor, unlike the rest of Japan. 2. The flavor was very off, It was a lot sweeter for one, wasnt particularly cheesy or spicy like the nacho or cool ranch flavors are. At the big convenience store chain.

Evaluation: Session I: All correct Session II: All correct Total score: 20/20

10/10 10/10

Student #3: Session I: B C D C B Session II:

1. No,he/she dosent. Im not huge on the green tea flavor, unlike the rest of Japan. 2. It was very off, a lot sweeter for one, wasnt particularly cheesy or spicy like the nacho or cool ranch flavors are. Im able to find them at the big convenience store chain

Evaluation: Session I: #3 is wrong. 8/10 Session II: Question 1 is correct; question 2 didnt point out the flavor is very off. One point off. 9/10 Total score: 17/20